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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the children request of Grandmother before they go to bed?
(a) A few minutes more to play.
(b) A story.
(c) A hug.
(d) A blanket.

2. What does the strange man in "Grandmother's Tale" NOT have?
(a) A heart.
(b) A reflection.
(c) A home.
(d) A shadow.

3. Who reported the missing moon?
(a) A father of ten.
(b) The owner of the barrel.
(c) The Elders.
(d) A small child.

4. Who does the strange man in "Grandmother's Tale" turn out to be?
(a) The devil.
(b) An angel.
(c) A rabbi.
(d) A demon.

5. What does Atzel do when he returns from the false paradise?
(a) Eats some mush and bread.
(b) Apologizes.
(c) Proposes.
(d) Goes to church.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does the father in "Grandmother's Tale" have?

2. What does the children notice while they are being entertained by the strange man in "Grandmother's Tale"?

3. What does the strange man in "Grandmother's Tale" do first when he entered the house?

4. What color is the orphan girl's hair?

5. What does Grandmother's tale end with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the strange man do after the children realized who he really was?

2. What is the rhyme at the end of "Grandmother's Tale"?

3. How does Atzel feel when he is told it is not time for him to go to paradise?

4. What did the strange man who appeared in "Grandmother's Tale" look like?

5. What does Dr. Yoetz see when he first checks on Atzel inside Kadish's house?

6. What causes Atzel to change his ideas while he is in paradise?

7. Why were the Elders chosen to rule the town of Chelm?

8. What happened to show the children who the strange man really was?

9. What does Gronam notice about the Hanukkah snow?

10. What did the strange man in "Grandmother's Tale" do when he came into the house?

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